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Re: Seeking records regarding father's military service
Holly RivetAug 1, 2019 10:19 AM (in response to Richard Oropeza)
1 person found this helpfulHello Mr. Oropeza,
Thank you for posting your question to the History Hub!
There are a couple of options to find more information regarding your father’s military service. The California State Archives holds a wealth of information about residents who served in the military as well as military bases, training camps, naval ports, etc. Additionally, many service members from California had their branch forward an official copy of their DD-214 to the county clerks (either of residence or place of discharge). California Government Code Section 6107(b) allows authorized persons to obtain a copy of the DD-214 they may have on file. The San Luis Obispo County Clerk’s Office may be a great place to start.
The National Archives at St. Louis holds the Morning Reports and Rosters (1947-1975), U.S. Army; Record Group 338, Records of the U. S. Army Commands. Reserve unit rosters are not in our holdings. We do have Morning Reports for Reserve units that were called for Active Duty or Active Duty for Training (ADT). We may also have some inactive Army Reserve unit Morning Reports from the early 1950’s, but the Army discontinued daily reports of Reserve units in April of 1953.
To make an inquiry, please contact the Archival Division Program by email or letter:
National Archives at St. Louis
ATTN: RL-SL
PO Box 38757
St. Louis, MO 63138
Researchers must specify the organizational unit and date. NARA staff can then use an index to locate the microfilm reel or paper report. Upon request, we will provide digitized images on DVD of organizational records, each taken from a roll of microfilm created by the Army in the 1950s and 1960s. The original paper documents no longer exist. The response time for future requests may be six or more months, depending upon our available resources and the total volume of requests received.
If you would like to personally view the rosters or morning reports, we will make them available, by appointment only, in our Archival Research Room located at the National Personnel Records Center, Archival Research Room, 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138. For a small fee, you may print copies of the pages you want from the microfilm. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Archival Research Room in advance, by phone at (314) 801-0850 or by email at stlarr.archives@nara.gov.
We hope this information is helpful. Best of luck with your research!
Holly Rivet
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Re: Seeking records regarding father's military service
Richard Oropeza Sep 13, 2019 9:38 PM (in response to Holly Rivet)Ms Rivet, contacting the City of San Luis Obispo County Clerk office was a waste of time since this was not the county in which he came back to live after Korea. That was Los Angeles County, same thing there dead end, it was never filed with the county office. My next step is to try and find his unit muster logs from Korea. Since the only unit he told me about was KCOMZ, which stood for the Korean Communications Zone which was a conglomerate unit that encompassed many units and many job descriptions, his MOS was 1238, pole line foreman. In Korea, that means that he would have climbed poles to string communication wire or repair the damaged wire lines. He often spoke of Long Lines but the only unit I could find was the 8226th Long Lines Bn, see photos, don’t know if he ever was in the unit: [no photos]
Thank you,
Richard Oropeza
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Re: Seeking records regarding father's military service
Rebecca CollierSep 25, 2019 2:22 PM (in response to Richard Oropeza)
3 people found this helpfulDear Mr. Oropeza,
Thank you for posting your follow-up request on History Hub!
We searched the National Archives Catalog and located 4 file units in the series titled Command Reports, 1949 - 1954 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1905-1981 that includes historical reports of the 8226th Army Unit General Headquarters Long Lines Signal Group for 1952-1953. We also located 3 file units in the series titled Unit Histories, 1943 - 1967 in the Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter) (Record Group 338) that include historical reports of the 8226th Long Lines Signal Group/8226th Korean Long Lines Signal Group for 1950-1954. These unit records may contain information regarding Cpl. Lionel Oropeza.
The staff of the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) will be pleased to make these records available to you or your representative in the Textual Research Room located 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, near the University of Maryland--College Park campus. The Textual Research Room (Room 2000) hours are 8:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays. The RDT2 consultation room hours are 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays. No appointment is necessary. Prior to your visit, please consult College Park websites at https://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park/, https://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/self-service-copying.html, and https://www.archives.gov/research/start/getting-started.pdf.
We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!
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Re: Seeking records regarding father's military service
Richard Oropeza Sep 25, 2019 7:36 PM (in response to Rebecca Collier)Rebecca Collier,
Thank you for your response on my inquiry. I have received a NA Form 13038, which is suppose to take the place of DD214. Although the dates are not what I needed, I was looking for information on the awards and badges he may have received while in Korea from Aug 12, 1952 to May 27, 1954. I wanted also to know his units while he was on active duty. That’s why I inquired on Morning reports and rosters (Record group 338) for that period of time. Since I am on a limited income, I don’t have the funds to travel to MD to view the documents and also since they are not available online or I can’t get a copy then I guess I’m at an impass once again!
Thank you Rebecca Collier
Richard Oropeza
Son of Lionel Oropeza
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Re: Seeking records regarding father's military service
Richard Oropeza Oct 11, 2019 7:35 AM (in response to Richard Oropeza)Please check and see whether my father, Cpl Lionel Oropeza, s/n 56106315, is among those mentioned in the reports found in Record Groups 338 & 407. Any and all help will be much appreciated. Thank you,
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Re: Seeking records regarding father's military service
malisasimcoOct 22, 2019 1:37 PM (in response to Richard Oropeza)
1 person found this helpfulDear Mr. Oropeza,
Thank you for posting your follow-up request on History Hub!
The 4 file units consists roughly of 1,500 pages in the series titled Command Reports, 1949 - 1954 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1905-1981 and the 3 file units consist roughly of 4,500 pages in the series titled Unit Histories, 1943 - 1967 in the Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter) (Record Group 338). Staff limitations do not permit us to review the file units page by page (approximately 6,000 pages) to determine if your father is mentioned in these records.
We regret any inconvenience this may cause you.
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Re: Seeking records regarding father's military service
Richard Oropeza Oct 22, 2019 3:09 PM (in response to malisasimco)Malisa Simco,
Thank you for expeditious response. I see that these files are lengthy and you cannot spare anyone to search page by page! I wish I could put this matter to a close but time is doing that for me.
Thank you,
Richard Oropeza
Son of Cpl Lionel Oropeza
s/n 53106315
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